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Apex Legends FACEIT Pro Series: Apex Legends comes May 31, boasts $50,000 prize By Olivia Richman League of Legends Pro View comes to League of Legends, offers new ways to watch games By Nina Forneloza Dota 2 Artifact devs discuss the launch, fate, and future of Artifact By Steven Rondina

League of Legends

Infinite Esports reportedly owes $20 million prior to Immortals sale Olivia Richman It was reported earlier this month that Immortals Gaming Club will most likely acquire Infinite Esports, the parent company of OpTic Gaming. This was in response to Texas Esports looking to sell its stake of Infinite Esports for at least $150 million in January. Since then, Immortals has been in a bidding war with Chris Chaney and Hector “Hecz” Rodriguz. While this could possibly provide a way for Immortals to …

League of Legends

Rogue promotes 17-year-old Inspired to LEC roster for summer split Fariha Bhatti Rogue is currently overhauling its LEC roster for the upcoming summer split, and the latest addition is 17-year-old jungler Kacper “Inspired” Słoma. Inspired previously played for Ultraliga team Rogue Esports Club, which is the developmental academy-styled team in the Rogue organizational heirarchy. Inspired has impressed in his performance with the team, and with Rouge having such a poor start to its time in the LEC, he has been promoted to …

Dota 2

Former NiP coach accuses organization of unpaid wages, NiP responds Fariha Bhatti Aaron “Clairvoyance” Kim, the former Ninjas in Pyjamas Dota 2 coach, released a Twitlonger post accusing the Swedish esports organization of failing to pay him owed prize money. The Ninjas in Pyjamas organization has since challenged the claims. The Twitlonger, which is very long and includes a number of shots taken at both NiP players and the organization, provides claims from Clairvoyance that he was owed two months’ salary, one …

Counter-Strike

Denial Esports gets blasted by CS:GO pro after latest scandals Steven Rondina Jonathan “EliGE” Jablonowski has some important advice for young esports talents. The Counter-Strike: Global Offensive star has been keeping a close eye on esports news of late and one of the biggest topics of discussion is the downward spiral of Denial Esports. The organization which fields teams in multiple esports titles, including CS:GO, has been mired in controversy surrounding its inability, or perhaps its unwillingness, to pay its talent. His …

Counter-Strike Winners League Season 2 playoff brackets are now revealed By Steven Rondina League of Legends TSM to use both Akaadian and Grig during the 2019 LCS Summer Split By Fariha Bhatti Counter-Strike Na`Vi reportedly set to bring in Boombl4 to replace veteran Edward By Fariha Bhatti

League of Legends

SKT T1 Blank signs with Sengoku Gaming for the LJL Summer Split Olivia Richman SK Telecom T1’s jungler Kang “Blank” Sun-gu is joining Sengoku Gaming for the 2019 LJL Summer Split.  In an official press release, Sengoku Gaming said the organization was pleased to announce the addition to its League of Legends team.  “Blank has been a member of the prestigious team SKT T1 in the past, has much experience winning world championships, and has a world championship skin of his favorite champion. We …

League of Legends

100 Thieves co-owner Dan Gilbert hospitalized for stroke symptoms Olivia Richman 100 Thieves co-owner Dan Gilbert was recently hospitalized with stroke-related symptoms.  Early Sunday morning, the Cleveland Cavaliers owner was checked into the Royal Oak Beaumont Hospital. Being from Detroit, Gilbert’s hospitalization was covered by The Detroit News, who got a statement from Quicken Loans, of which Gilbert is founder and chairman.  “He received immediate medical attention and is currently recovering comfortably. Our collective thoughts and prayers are with Dan for …

Dota 2

Baby Roshan couriers delivered to qualifying Battle Pass owners gabhernandez Valve has announced some good news for The International 2017 and The International 2018 Battle Pass owners who previously reached level 2000 on the accounts. Eligible battle pass owners can now claim their exclusive Collector’s Baby Roshan as a token for their patience in the delivery of the Baby Roshan statues. The style and theme of the Baby Roshan couriers will be taken from the underwater theme of The International …

Fortnite

DrLupo calls XXiF a bot during an official Fortnite stream Olivia Richman A lot of pros are unhappy with Damion “XXiF” Cook’s short 14-day ban for suspected cheating during the World Cup qualifers.  The two-week ban is already up for XXiF, which allowed him to take part in the World Cup Solo qualifers last weekend. But he didn’t seem to be too welcomed by some competitors. Streamer Ben “DrLupo” Lupo referred to XXiF as “a bot” during a live qualifiers match he …

Ninja watches duo partner Reverse2k qualify for Fortnite World Cup Steven Rondina Fortnite Tyler “Ninja” Blevins hasn’t punched his ticket to the Fortnite World Cup quite yet, but his duos partner just did. The latest round of Fortnite World Cup qualifiers concluded with another 20 players heading to the $30 million tournament. Included on that list were a number of notable names including Huynh “Kinstaar” Duong Huynh, T1’s Woohyeon “Arius” Seo, and Gambit Esports’ Do “Hood.J” Hwan Kim. However, the biggest name on …

Cody Sun will be joining Clutch Gaming for the LCS Summer Split Olivia Richman League of Legends Clutch Gaming mid laner Tanner “Damonte” Damonte revealed that Cody Sun will be the team’s AD carry starting the first week of the LCS Summer Split.  “Scrimming with Cody has been great. He’s a very, very good player who also has a great head on his shoulders,” Damonte said in an interview with Travis Gafford. Clutch Gaming has yet to officially announce the signing, although the organization hinted at Cody Sun’s …

Dota 2 7.22 update nerfs some of the most recently improved heroes Steven Rondina Dota 2 The latest Dota 2 update is receiving some small tweaks. Version 7.22b has dropped, bringing a handful of changes to some of the heroes most impacted by 7.22. The patch hits just six heroes, but some of those changes are quite noticeable. Most of these tweaks were in the form of modest nerfs. Dark Willow and Grimstroke received some hits to their newly introduced Scepter abilities. Grimstroke’s new illusion skill …

Call of Duty renames new game to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare William Davis News The new Call of Duty iteration will be looking and feeling extremely similar to some of its predecessors. That’s a pretty normal statement for any average year, but this year it applies so much more, as the new Call Of Duty will be titled “Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.” Yes, that’s only one number removed from the iteration of the franchise that took it to new heights, “Call of Duty …

Racist incident sees CS:GO pro Sindi given ban from FACEIT Steven Rondina Counter-Strike An ugly incident involving racism and slut-shaming has hit the pro Counter-Strike: Global Offensive community. During a game on FACEIT involving several pro players, ACES Esports player Tatyana “Sindi” Gracheva unloaded a number of racial epithets at Noel “melonhead” Raki. The language came during an ugly argument involving multiple players in the game. An exchange between Monolith Gaming’s Artem “malik” Arkhipov, Winstrike Team’s David “n0rb3r7” Danielyan, and former Epsilon Esports …

A McCree buff and a D.Va nerf are coming to the Overwatch PTR Olivia Richman News There is a new update on Overwatch’s Public Test Region, and it includes updates to six heroes that may be hitting live servers in the near future.  Baptiste’s Biotic Launcher has increased ammo in the PTR, up from 10 to 12. His Amplification Matrix also has an extended duration, from eight to 10 seconds. This will allow the support’s team to rally around his ultimate more successfully, since they’ll have …

Team Vitality cruise through CS_Summit 4, take the chicken trophy Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Team Vitality are the champions of CS_Summit 4. The French squad looked excellent throughout the house party-style tournament, crushing the group stage and making a strong run through the playoffs to hoist the trophy. The final victory for Vitality came at the expense of the favorites to win the tournament, Team Liquid. Vitality entered the grand finals coming off a dramatic win over ENCE Esports, and the team seemed to …

NRG Esports players fly in a wild play during game at CS Summit 4 Steven Rondina Counter-Strike Counter-Strike: Global Offensive pros have made it pretty clear that they hate Vertigo, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t come up with some cool new tricks for it. During CS_Summit 4, NRG Esports showed that off in brilliant fashion by essentially demonstrating how to fly on the map. Check out the clip here, from the team’s group stage match against Team Liquid: Starting off in the area above the T-side …

TI9 direct invite hopefuls set to compete in StarLadder Minor Steven Rondina Dota 2 The lineup of teams for the last two events of the 2018-2019 Dota Pro Circuit season is now set. The qualifiers for the StarLadder Minor are officially done, which finalizes the list of competitors for the final major cycle before The International 2019. The last four direct invitations to the event will be handed out at the Epicenter Major, and some of the favorites to take those spots have a …

Video game addiction voted as real by World Health Organization Steven Rondina News Video game addiction isn’t just a joke anymore. The World Health Organization officially recognized gaming disorder or video game addiction as a disease. The move came at the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland and passed in an unanimous vote. Gaming disorder will be officially added to the next iteration of the International Classification of Diseases. The WHO recognized the condition as a mental health disorder in 2018, which …

Virtus.pro Solo gives ultimatum after Ceb racism controversy Steven Rondina Dota 2 Another racism controversy has hit Dota 2’s professional scene. OG offlaner Sébastien “7ckngMad” Debs is under fire for insensitive remarks made during a recent pub game. During a losing effort, Ceb went on a lengthy rant about a pair of Russian teammates through the in-game chat as well as in the post-game menu. Among other insults, he refers to the players as “animals from Russia,” “third world dogs,” and “Russian …

Dota 2 update brings Aghanim’s Scepter abilities for every hero Steven Rondina Dota 2 The latest Dota 2 update is here, albeit a bit late. Dota 2 version 7.22 brings a number of changes based on the MDL Disneyland Paris Major. Like most post-major patches, 7.22 brings significant changes to heroes, items, and a number of other elements to the game. The most interesting change comes to Aghanim’s Scepter. All 117 Dota 2 heroes now have scepter abilities, with the 24 heroes previously without …

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